Longings of a heart

Christians all round the world would get up to celebrate another Easter today. They believe that Jesus rose from the dead today. For them, His resurrection is the anchor and cornerstone of faith. As Jesus stood victorious over death, He shall ultimately come back to judge the world. For the Christian community, this morning ought to be a source of hope that no matter how thick the darkness of the night, the first ray of the sun is able to break it. Things are indeed gloomy for Christians around the world. I am writing these lines two days after terrorists stormed into a Kenyan university and shot 147 Christian students. Islamic state in Iraq and Al Sham (ISIS) has conquered chunk of Middle East and they now control land larger than England in pursuit of the Caliphate. Executions and martyrdom have now become daily words and worse insignificant words. In India after the new government came to power, it is estimated that around 600 attacks happened over minorities in the firs...

The media is abuzz about making choices. The recent Deepika Padukone featuring short film showcases women making their points on liberation and empowerment. They want to make their own choices. They want to be free from the male chauvinistic and paternalistic society we are in. But something struck a wrong chord. Many people were offended than inspired by the two minute video that is going viral among netizens. Some argue that the choices the film talked about were concerning the elite and urban women only, while the rural illiterate woman needs empowerment for more basic issues like survival, food and protection from abuse. Forget about sexual freedom, they need cover from domestic violence and child marriage. What emerged out for me from the video is that we are being encouraged to be selfish. More than ever before, the media and the culture is bombarding us with ideas that rights are all that matter and we need to go any distance to grab them. But hardly do we find someone tal...